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Title: Freeze casting of porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds – II Sintering, microstructure, and mechanical behavior
Author (s): Fu, Qiang
Rahaman, Mohamed
Dogan, Fatih
Bal, B. Sonny
Department/Lab Affiliations: Energy Research and Development Center
Materials Research Center
Materials Science & Engineering
University Transportation Center
Virtual Reality & Rapid Prototyping Lab
Keywords: biomaterials
freeze casting
hydroxyapatite
mechanical behavior
scaffolds
Issue Date: 2008-03-13
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Citation: Fu, Qiang., Rahaman, Mohamed N., Dogan, Fatih., and Bal, B. Sonny. "Freeze Casting of Porous Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds – II Sintering, Microstructure, and Mechanical Behavior.", Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, vol. 86B, no. 2, 2008.
Abstract: In Part I, the influence of processing parameters on the general microstructure of freeze-cast hydroxyapatite (HA) constructs was explored. This work is an extension of Part I to investigate the effect of sintering conditions on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of freeze-cast HA. For constructs prepared from aqueous suspensions (5-20 vol % HA), sintering for 3 h at temperatures from 1250°C to 1375°C produced a decrease in porosity of <5% but an increase in strength of nearly 50%. Constructs with a porosity of 52% had compressive strengths of 12 ± 1 MPa and 5 ± 1 MPa in the directions parallel and perpendicular to the freezing direction, respectively. The mechanical response showed high strain tolerance (5-10% at the maximum stress), high strain to failure (>20%), and high strain rate sensitivity. Manipulation of the freeze-cast microstructure, achieved by additions of glycerol and 1,4-dioxane to the aqueous suspensions, produced changes in the magnitude of the mechanical response, but little change in the general nature of the response. The favorable mechanical behavior of the porous constructs, coupled with the ability to modify their microstructure, indicates the potential of the present freeze-casting route for the production of porous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.
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titleFreeze casting of porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds – II Sintering, microstructure, and mechanical behavior
contributor.authorFu, Qiang
contributor.authorRahaman, Mohamed
contributor.authorDogan, Fatih
contributor.authorBal, B. Sonny
contributor.deptlabEnergy Research and Development Center
contributor.deptlabMaterials Research Center
contributor.deptlabMaterials Science & Engineering
contributor.deptlabUniversity Transportation Center
contributor.deptlabVirtual Reality & Rapid Prototyping Lab
subjectbiomaterials
subjectfreeze casting
subjecthydroxyapatite
subjectmechanical behavior
subjectscaffolds
date.issued2008-03-13
publisherJohn Wiley & Sons
identifier.citationFu, Qiang., Rahaman, Mohamed N., Dogan, Fatih., and Bal, B. Sonny. "Freeze Casting of Porous Hydroxyapatite Scaffolds – II Sintering, Microstructure, and Mechanical Behavior.", Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, vol. 86B, no. 2, 2008.
identifier.pub.URI
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description.abstractIn Part I, the influence of processing parameters on the general microstructure of freeze-cast hydroxyapatite (HA) constructs was explored. This work is an extension of Part I to investigate the effect of sintering conditions on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of freeze-cast HA. For constructs prepared from aqueous suspensions (5-20 vol % HA), sintering for 3 h at temperatures from 1250°C to 1375°C produced a decrease in porosity of <5% but an increase in strength of nearly 50%. Constructs with a porosity of 52% had compressive strengths of 12 ± 1 MPa and 5 ± 1 MPa in the directions parallel and perpendicular to the freezing direction, respectively. The mechanical response showed high strain tolerance (5-10% at the maximum stress), high strain to failure (>20%), and high strain rate sensitivity. Manipulation of the freeze-cast microstructure, achieved by additions of glycerol and 1,4-dioxane to the aqueous suspensions, produced changes in the magnitude of the mechanical response, but little change in the general nature of the response. The favorable mechanical behavior of the porous constructs, coupled with the ability to modify their microstructure, indicates the potential of the present freeze-casting route for the production of porous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.
typeArticle - Journal
type.DCMITypetext
rightsThis material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.
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